1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 TO 40 MPH DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED UP. THE SUDDEN IMPACT DAMAGED THE DOOR. INDEPENDENT SHOP FIXED THE DOOR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE TURN SIGNAL TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT NOT ON THE REAR. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK *LA

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD CRACKS IN THE DOOR SEAL, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE AND CREATED A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING SYSTEM. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIRING SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. *JB

REAR END MADE A LOUD NOISE AND AFTER THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS VERY LOUD. IT IS LIKE A GRINDING WHINING NOISE. AFTER PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING I HAVE HAD MINOR TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM IN AS MANY YEARS. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THE WARRANTY COVERED IT BUT IS HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR TOWED ANYTHING OR EXPERIENCED A HEAVY PAYLOAD. DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT FOR THIS PART TO KEEP GOING BAD LIKE THIS WITH ONLY HIGHWAY/CITY LIGHT-DUTY DRIVING. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE AT 45 MPH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM WHEN CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IT WENT OFF ROAD AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES ON THE NECK, SHOULDER, KNEE AND BACK. *LA

THE DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED ON MY 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, MEANING THAT METAL FATIGUE AND NOTHING MORE THAN METAL FATIGUE CAUSED THE METAL CONTAINING THE DOOR LATCH BOLD MECHANISM TO LITERALLY DETERIORATE AND THE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. DAIMLER-CHRYSLER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR PAY FOR THE DEFECT. *AK

DRIVER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING. WITHIN SECONDS OF CONSUMER EXITING VEHICLE IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS WRIST.*AK ALSO THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND SIDE. *CB *JB

WHILE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL FOR APPROX 2 MINUTES CAR LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.CAR HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL, INCIDENCES OF "SHUTTING DOWN WHEN TURNING CORNERS, WHILE DRIVING, OCCASIONALLY, WHILE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR CAR WILL IDLE THEN "CLUNK" AND PULL FORWARD. AT UNDER 68,000 MILES HAS NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP AND NOW HAS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONLY OWND THE CAR SINCE 09/2002. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH RECOMMENDED MODIFICATIONS TO 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO GET OUT THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE TECHNICIAN, AGAIN THE GEARSHIFT WAS DIFFICULT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED. *SCC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE RECALL. *JB